The primary aim and objective of the Seminary of All Saints is to provide for the proper human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral formation of young men who have voluntarily opted to follow Christ as Catholic priests; that is, to provide for the development of true shepherds of souls after the model of our Lord Jesus Christ, teacher, priest and shepherd.

The Church is continually in need of well-trained priests who are not only knowledgeable but also dedicated to Christ in faith, and are completely committed to his mission. Our society also needs such men. For God wants all people to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.

‘Faith comes from hearing and hearing from the word of God.’ “But how are men to call upon him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without a preacher? And how can men preach unless they are sent?” (Rom. 10:17,13-15).

Truly, “the priestly ministry in the life of the Church and in the world knows no substitute.” (John Paul II, Pastores Dabo Vobis - Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation on the formation of priests in the circumstances of the present day (25 March, 1992), no. 10.)

Before a student can be admitted, he must understand what precisely the priesthood is all about.

Then, he must apply to the Bishop of his Diocese through the Vocations Director if he has the basic academic qualifications for tertiary education in the country.

The Bishop could give his approval and recommendation after he is duly satisfied that the candidate has the right m.[more]

19 October 2010LETTER OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
TO SEMINARIANSDear Seminarians,
When in December 1944 I was drafted for military service, the company commander asked each of us what we planned to do in the future. I answered that I wanted to become a Catholic priest. The lieutenant replied: “Then you ought to look for something else. In the new Germany priests are no longer needed”. I knew that this “new Germany” was already coming to an end, and that, after the enormous devastation which that madness had brought upon the country, priests would be needed more than ever.more